Machine for ironing furs



Nov. 25, 1930 F. GEzA 1,782,722

MACHINE FOR IRONING FURS Filed Jan. 17, 1929 Patented Nov. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE rnommnn GEZA, or UJPES'I, HUNGARY, nssrenon 'ro mnssns. DIAMANT sane Es FIAI, or BUDAPEST, HUNGARY MACHINE FOR IRONING FUBS Application filed 'J'anuary 17, 1929, Serial No. 338,213, and in Hungary January 23, 1928.

The subject of this invention is a machine for ironing furs which, in addition to dilfering from previous ironing machines by reason of its simple manipulation and the complete elimination of the overstraining of the operator, also difi'ers from previous machines in that it irons the fur on its entire surface on its passage therethrough. The table supporting the work differs from those known hitherto, in that it is not movable relatively to the ironing roller but remains immovable and in some cases may even be omittedentirely.

The machine according to the invention includes an ironing roller capable of being heated and provided with parallel ribs, and a pressure roller bearing closely against the ironing roller, the pressure rollerbeing resiliently i. e. yieldingly mounted and adjusting itself automatically according to the thickness of the pieces of fur to be ironed. The entire surface of the ironing roller may be provided with ironing ribs or said roller ribs and smooth portions.

In front of the point of contact between the ironing roller and the pressure roller there is preferably provided a pair of 'feed' rollers. The parallel ribs which partly or wholly cover the surface of the ironing roller, loosen knots inthe fur, tease or draw out any crossing hairs into a straight direction and thus not only iron the fur but substanfor ironing furs according to the invention,

and also details of modificationsthereof. F lgure 1 is a view 'in side elevation of the may be provided alternately with parallel tially eliminate the entangling normally pres ironing machine forming the subject-matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the ironing roller.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of the pressure roller.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4.-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a similar view showing a modification.

A pair of positively driven feed rollers a a feed the fur to be ironed between the upper ironing roller 6 and the lower pressure roller 0. The shaft of the roller 0 is resiliently mounted at its ends on springs r by which it is pressed upwardly against the ironing roller 6 and from which it moves downwardly through an amount corresponding with the thickness of the fur against the action of the springs and returns into its original position so as to bear against the ironing roller 1) after the work has been ironed.

Parallel to the rollers and of the same length as these is provided a container t through openings in the bottom of which ironing water flows constantly from the container t onto the surface .of the roller 0 from which the water passes to the fur side of the article to be ironed'so that the ironing roller receives the fur to be ironed in a suitably moistened condition.

In order to prevent water in excess from flowing onto the fur (or onto the upper roller of of the feed roller pair) a felt strip 2' conducts water from a longitudinal slot extending along the bottom of the water container t. i

The surface of the upper roller a, of the pair of feed rollers is preferably covered with a layer of felt which constantly keeps the fur side of the fur moist with the water conducted from the container t by the felt strip 2'.

The pressure roller 0 is preferably constructed of wood and may be provided with a covering 0 of leather or felt.

The surface of the ironing roller is partly or wholly provided with 'parallel ribs e. These rib's e may be formed in the body of the roller 6 as in Figure 4 or they may be formed in members d detachably secured in undercut grooves formed in the ironing roller 6', as in Figure 5.

The ribs 6 are preferably of triangular or trapezoidal section but the points or edge thereof may be rounded.

Between the pair of feed rollers a a and the two operating rollers b and 0 there is provided a small guide plate 2 which prevents the fur from falling down and guides same between the two operating rollers, and underneath the whole device there is provided a guide plate a: which guides the ironed fur back into the hands of the operator.

The ironing roller 6 may be heated in a suitable manner as, for example, in the provision of a pipe f extending within the ironing roller and perforated to form a burner, the pipe being, of course, connected with a suitable source of fuel.

The feed rollers a (1 also serve to hold the article firmly whilst being ironed and by reason of the fact that said rollers are driven positively they control the speed of feeding the fur.

The ribs e not only iron the fur but they tease or draw out entangled bundles of fur and direct the hair in a straight direction so that other means for directing the hair in a. parallel direction (combing, crimping, or the like) as hitherto employed either before ironing or simultaneously therewith are rendered unnecessary.

What I claim is 1. A machine for ironing furs, comprising an ironing roller the surface of which is provided alternately with ribs and smooth portions, means for heating said ironing roller, and a spring-pressed pressure roller bearing against said ironing roller.

2. A machine for ironing furs, comprisin an ironing roller, means for heating said roller, a pressure roller, means for resiliently pressing said pressure roller against said FROMMER GEZA.

ironing roller, a plurality of feed rollers .adacent the line of contact between the pres-- sure roller and the ironing roller, a container for water mounted above the feed rollers, and means for conveying water from the container to the feed rollers.

3. A machinefor ironing furs,'comprismg an ironing roller, means for heating said roller, parallel ribs on said ironing roller, a pressure roller, means for resiliently pressing sa1d pressure roller against said ironing roller, a pair of feed rollers arranged adacent the ironing roller and the pressure roller, the upper of said feed rollers being covered with water absorbing substance, a container for Water mounted above the feed rollers, an opening in the bottom of said con- 

